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<br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES <br />The council is being asked to consider the following retention and recruitment strategies: <br />• Front-load sick and vacation banks each with 20 hours for newly hired officers. <br />• Give an immediate 4% pay increase for patrol beginning at Step 4. <br />• Give an immediate 2% pay increase for sergeants beginning at Step 1 . <br />• Conduct a study to evaluate wages and earned time off. When complete, adjust wages to <br />match the average wages and earned time off accruals to their comparable groups. <br />• Maintain three patrol shifts and once staffing levels allow, establish a 5 on, 4 off schedule. <br />• Anticipate retirements and allow the organization to temporarily hire above authorized <br />strength to flll expected vacant positions. <br />• Support potential budget increases when the department’s wellness committee identifles <br />programs that support officer well-being. <br />• Support additional equipment purchases and facility improvements, for example handguns <br />with red dots sights, license plate reader technology, Axon Taser upgrades, new badges and <br />patches, updated squad graphics, officer plaques with picture and biography, and building <br />security fencing. <br />ESTIMATED COST PROJECTIONS <br />The numbers in the following table refiect a good faith estimate of cost projections for the City. The <br />cost increases refiect a 4% pay increase effective July 1, 2025, for patrol officers, and a 2% pay <br />increase for sergeants, the addition of an Evidence Manager Intel Specialist position in 2025, the <br />temporary use of Acting Sergeants, and the addition of two Sergeants and two Lieutenant positions <br />in 2026. These numbers may change with further analysis of comparable wages and additional <br />calculation costs associated with future increases in health and life insurance. <br /> 2025 <br /> Impact <br />2026 <br />Impact <br />2027 <br /> Impact <br />Create Evidence Manager / Intel Specialist <br />Position <br />5,498.35 17,587.46 19,346.21 <br />Amend Police Officer Steps by increasing Step 4 <br />and above by 4% <br />29,246.39 99,363.79 109,300.17 <br />Amend Sergeant Steps by increasing all Steps <br />by 2% <br />8,581.08 18,191.89 20,011.08